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Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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"The author of What Lies in the Woods returns with a novel about three sisters, two murders, and too many secrets to count. Emma hasn't told her husband much about her past. He knows her parents are dead and she hasn't spoken to her sisters in years. Then they lose their apartment, her husband gets laid off, and Emma discovers she's pregnant--right as the bank account slips into the red. That's when Emma confesses that she has one more asset: her...
2) Bygones
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Series
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English
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Bess Curran is shaken from her comfortable, independent, post-divorcelife when her daughter becomes pregnant and plans a wedding in which she asks both parents to walk her down the aisle.
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Series
Finlay Donovan novels volume 4
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English
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"Finlay Donovan and her nanny/partner-in-crime Vero are in sore need of a girls' weekend away. They plan a trip to Atlantic City, but odds are--seeing as it's actually a cover story to negotiate a deal with a dangerous loan shark, save Vero's childhood crush Javi, and hunt down a stolen car--it won't be all fun and games. When Finlay's ex-husband Steven and her mother insist on tagging along too, Finlay and Vero suddenly have a few too many meddlesome...
5) Vicki Lansky's divorce book for parents: helping your children cope with divorce and its aftermath
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English
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Vicki Lansky's Divorce Book for Parents presents practical suggestions for parents who want to learn those new parenting techniques and is based on the author's own experiences, those of other divorced parents, and the expertise of professionals, Lansky offers sensible advice for almost every issue of parenting through divorce. Lansky identifies predictable behavior parents can expect from their kids and shows how to best respond to help them through...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 510L
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English
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"Henry Bear has very unusual parents. They encourage him to stay up all night, eat chocolate cake at every meal, and get into trouble with his teacher. But what happens when Henry Bear grows tired of indulging in childish things? Find out in this droll tale about making wishes with unanticipated consequences written and illustrated by New Yorker cartoonist Liam Francis Walsh, author of Fish, which Kirkus Reviews, in a starred review, called full-bodied...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
920L
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English
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Describes growing up as the hearing son of two deaf parents during the Depression, the challenges of straddling the world of the deaf and the hearing world beyond the family's apartment, and his occasional resentment of the burdens of his role as an interpreter.
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Series
The bad kids in 4B series volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Jayme's life is noisy. Since her mom started dating again, she's had to take care of her younger siblings. If the baby isn't crying, then the toddler is throwing a tantrum, or her brother is asking for homework help. Jayme is never able to take moment for herself, which is why she usually gets her sleep during class. When Jayme hears about auditions to sing in the school choir, part of her wants to try out. Can she follow her dream, or will she be...
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Infused with sharp insight, honesty, and emotion, At Paradise Gate is a treat for both the heart and the intellect. In this poignant story, best-selling author Jane Smiley pens a graceful portrait of an ordinary midwestern family confronting the mysteries of death and regeneration. While her 77-year-old husband lies upstairs, dying, Anna Robison spends her depleting energy defending their home. Their three middle-aged daughters and 23-year-old granddaughter...
10) Hammer and nails
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"After her play date is cancelled, a young girl and her dad have a fun day tackling their to-do lists together"--
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Hi, I'm Mike Berry. When my wife, Kristin, and I felt God's call to love and lead kids from difficult places, we accepted the challenge and jumped in. Maybe you've felt the same calling or are already well into your foster or adoptive parenting journey. Wherever you're at, we want to share with you the hope we found. In this book, I'm going to share true hope with you and where I believe it's found. I'm going to relate honest stories and moments from...
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English
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This book covers common open adoption situations and how real families have navigated typical issues successfully. Like all useful parenting books, it provides parents with the tools to come to answers on their own, and answers questions that might not yet have come up.
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English
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So much can change in half a lifetime...Then. At fifteen, George is the foster brother Leah never asked for. As the angry, troubled boy struggles to come to terms with his circumstances, Leah finds herself getting drawn closer to him. Theo's wealthy family have mysteriously pulled him out of boarding school and he's now enrolled at the local state school with Leah and George. When their worlds collide that summer, the three teenagers form a bond they...
15) Only one you
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 480L
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English
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There's only one you in this great big world. Make it a better place. Adri's mama and papa share some of the wisdom they have gained through the years with their eager son. Their words, simple and powerful, are meant to comfort and guide him as he goes about exploring the world. Kranz's uniquely painted "rockfish" and honest insights will inspire parents and children of all ages as they swim through life.
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What if parenting were an act of social justice? In this part story-telling, part self-inquiry book, authors and therapists Jaya Ramesh and Priya Saaral situate parenting children of color with neurodivergence within the context of various interlocking systems of oppression including settler colonialism, White supremacy, ableism, and capitalism. These intersections engender isolation and loneliness. Using the voices of parents on the front lines and...
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English
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Do I have what it takes to be a successful adoptive parent?
Does my child consider me a successful parent?
Will I ever hear my rebellious teen say, "I love you"?
What tools do I need to succeed?
In her groundbreaking first book, Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew, Sherrie Eldridge gave voice to the very real concerns of adopted children, whose unique perspectives offered unprecedented insight. In this all-new companion...
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"Innocent or guilty: it all hinges on a single word . . .Thanks to a nomadic childhood, Revelle Lee is fluent in ten languages, which she puts to use at crime scenes and in courtrooms across London. Being a court interpreter is a stressful job, one that makes her privy to the most personal and often dark details of others' lives. In the meantime, she's close to adopting a six-year-old boy named Elliot from foster care. Revelle is determined to be...
20) My bright friend
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Lexile measure
AD 610L
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English
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Now that his parents are separated, Ludo has two homes: one in the country with his mom, the other in the city with his dad. Ludo is lonely at his dad's apartment, and he misses his friends. But he starts to see the charm of the city in its bustling cars and blinking traffic lights, and he soon discovers that friends are everywhere in the city, if you know where to look.
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